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1. Take some time off with his family and train like a beast. 
 
2. enjoying the time  with my close family. 
 
3. I don’t see why really they don’t have @Daniel Janser yet maybe he is the missing piece. 
 
4. John Klingberg, Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar are my favorite defenseman in the league right now so one of them. 
 
5. I love to donate gift and see the reaction from the people that’s the best feeling. 
 
6. They are a bunch of teammates that deserve a shout out but @tinafrombobsburgers always cheerful. 

@Membersdue to the amazing support from members wanting to push us over the $3000 community milestone, I've decided to donate to a local drop-in center that focuses on harm reduction and social inclusion. As a result, you are all able to claim an additional 8 uncapped and @Beketov will be hosting a Zoo Tycoon 2 stream (I'll leave it up to him to schedule that).
 
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That’s so good! You really make it easy to understand Sakamoto, his play style and his character. I like that you have the practice description, the Sakamoto interview and the scouts section,  bring an aspect that I don’t see often and is really interesting. 9/10

Hey guys and gals and everything in between WildfireMicro here to talk about my career in the VHL so far. I came into the VHL when somebody in the SHL was talking about how good this league was, and honestly it has been pretty good to me. I mean I've won a title and I am now an assistant GM! But I am getting ahead of myself here, and I'll start at the beginning. When I went to create my first player, I had a name that I was holding onto for a while now: Armani Calamari.
 
 I don't know what it is about that name, but when it came into my head it proceeded to stick with me for quite a while. So it was a perfect name for my first create, and I signed a waiver contract with the Philadelphia Reapers. We reached the playoffs but we ended up losing in the first round. Afterwards I was drafted in the VHLM draft by the Ottawa Lynx and had fun playing with them for a while. Eventually however, I was traded to the Reapers and we made the playoffs again but were knocked out again. Afterwards I decided to work on getting my TPE up to join the first VHLE season where I was drafted by the Vasteras Iron Eagles.
 
 It was there that I won my first title in the league, as we proceeded to come back from being down 0-2 and 1-3 in convective rounds to shock the world and win the first ever VHLE cup. Oh man, that was extremely exciting and I am do happy I was able to play with so many great guys in Vasteras. Hell, I now play in Toronto with a guy who I played with in Vasteras known as Doomsday. Afterwards I managed to get my TPE high enough to jump ahead to the Toronto Legion, where we have been shocking people with how well we are doing. Armani is currently having an awesome rookie season with 40 points overall.
 
 During the offseason where I made the jump to Toronto, I also took up a job as the Cologne Express Assistant GM. That has been a great learning experience for me and I helped with the draft and am now helping post press conferences. I do not know if I will take a job as a GM anytime soon, but right now I am just happy to help the Express to a potential title. We are in a great position to get into the playoffs at the very least, so we will see what happens next. Overall the VHL has been an awesome experience for me and it is currently the only one of this family of sim leagues that I can stay active in.
 
 Now no one really knows what the future holds for me or Armani. I qm hoping that Toronto continues to get better and that I will continue to be involved everywhere. I also hope that those who have gotten to know me these past few months have gotten to like me. Thank you for reading and I hope to see you all on the ice!

"God dammit!"
               The expletive is loud enough to be heard in the concourse, and there's little doubt who's the source. Immediately after the shout, the sound of fiberglass hitting steel rings out. The few in attendance shake their heads at the display.
 
               Ryuji Sakamoto, a 17-year-old product of Tokyo, Japan, and new defenseman for the Halifax 21st, is struggling to get his body to meet up with the expectations his mind has set. It's not necessarily a bad trait to have, especially for a would-be elite athlete. The growing pains, however, are very real, and very much on display.
 
               The practice session morphs into a game of half-ice shinny a few minutes later. Sakamoto makes it a point to drop an attacking winger with a massive open ice hit fewer than thirty seconds into the contest. The pace of the shinny game is off the charts, as players from both squads try to one-up each other with their stickhandling or physical play. Sakamoto ends the contest with a pair of goals and nearly a dozen noteworthy hits, with both goals coming from the top of the circle. When he finally removes his helmet, revealing his crop of blond hair, a toothy grin is plastered upon the youngster's face.
 
               "I don't like to lose," Sakamoto tells me after he gets off the ice. "I'm over that shit. Lost too many battles in the past, and I'm not willing to run down that road again."
 
               "How's the knee holding up?" I ask, gesturing vaguely toward his previous injury, sustained during his track team days at Shujin High.
 
               For answer, he thumps the side of his leg with a fist a few times. "Never been better," he answers with a wild grin, before making his way down the hall to the team locker room.
 
               Speed is Sakamoto’s biggest asset by far. Even as a newcomer to the game, he buzzes around the ice at a speed very few VHLM players can keep up with. He clearly needs to add strength, puck skills, passing accuracy – any number of things – to his game, but the raw talent has scouts excited.
 
               “It’s like in the NFL Draft,” one scout commented, “sometimes you get these players who can play multiple roles, or they’re just these huge, athletic freaks and teams will take a chance on them, to develop them in a way that the team needs. It’s similar with Sakamoto. He has incredible speed, a little bit of defensive talent, and pure, raw potential.”
 
               Another scout disagreed. “I’m not saying he doesn’t have impressive quickness,” he said, “but right now, that’s all he has. No hands, no hockey sense, no strength, nothing. He could be a world class, Olympic-level speed skater, but right now I just don’t see why Halifax, or anyone, would have interest in this guy. That said, considering he just started the sport, maybe there’s a lot of growth hidden beneath that spiky yellow hair, but I just don’t see it.”
 
               While scouts may be polarized on his potential, Sakamoto doesn’t care. “For real!? They’re just a bunch of stupid adults. I’ll show them how wrong they are.”
 

REVIEW
 
As somebody that doesn't follow the league that closely on a day by day basis I always appreciate these kinds of recaps! You've done a good job to explain how and why these teams are close together in the standings. It was concise and understandable, though could probably use some more formatting! Overall good work.
 
7.5/10

1. Yes it’s normal you can’t go into a season and think that we are going to win all of our games. I trust this team to win the championship this year. 
 
2. No, we don’t need to make a move that is really good like that. 
 
3. Torq, live and vomacka are really good for us but it’s a team effort at the end of each win. 
 
4. Romain and torq are two who are really active in the LR. 
 
5. a sombrero or a cowboy hat Would be pretty nice ahah. 
 
6. I think 16Z and thunder are going to win. 

1. Yes it’s normal you can’t go into a season and think that we are going to win all of our games. I trust this team to win the championship this year. 
 
2. No, we don’t need to make a move that is really good like that. 
 
3. Torq, live and vomacka are really good for us but it’s a team effort at the end of each win. 
 
4. Romain and torq are two who are really active in the LR. 
 
5. a sombrero or a cowboy hat Would be pretty nice ahah. 
 
6. I think 16Z and thunder are going to win. 

@Grosgars

Let's bring this  series back. Where I take some teams that are close in the standings trying to analyze their players and games to figure out what team is going to end up on top. 
 
Looking in the VHLE this time we have 3 separate fights and Geneva, in their defense the Rush did sell their best players for picks. 
 
The first fight that we are looking at is at the top of the standings where The Istanbul Red Wolves and The Bratislava Watchmen, they have only one point separated them. The Red Wolves are in a 4 games win streak lets see if the streak continues facing Cologne and Geneva in their next games. The first stats that catch my eye is the +/- where only 3 players have a +/- over 10 compared to Bratislava where all the players are positive +/- and only one player is below ten. Just that tells that The Watchmen have a more rounded team. 
 
The Red Wolves are still one if not the best defensive team in the league. With both goaltender The Red Menace and Kloxified, who are winning most of their respective games and have a .930SV% (for The Red Menace) and .928 (for Kloxified). With their fourth defenseman being really good on both sides of the ice, a huge portion of the points are produced by the defenseman. And their first line, who I will call the S77 first line, because they are all in the S77 draft class, are over a point per game. Most of the points produced by the Red Wolves are from these seventh players. Hulk Hogan 2 is leading the charge on both sides of the ice with 50 points and 92 shots blocked in 40 games. 
 
Now It’s Bratislava turn, Cadmael Ixazaluoh is leading the charge for them having a fantastic year with 57 points and 101 shots blocked in 40 games. Bratislava have 2 lines who are producing points for them with John Baard, Nils Godlander and Jlloyoid Blloyoiderson having more than 50 points each. Don’t forget about that second line who can also produce with William Groves who continues playing like he played with Ottawa in the playoffs last year. They have two great goalies who are giving them a chance to win every game. 
 
I think this fight is the closest one Bratislava has to a more productive team, but Istanbul is the more defensive. This fight will be close until the end of the season and I think Bratislava will end up on top. 
 
The second fight that I am analyzing is between three teams Cologne, Stockholm and Rome, only fourth points separating those teams. 
 
Starting with The Cologne Express, they have great players and they have  recently upgraded their team with trading for Sergey Preobrazhensky who is at exactly 1 points per game this season, interesting stats he didn’t take one penalty in his 16 games with Cologne. They have 4 players in the top ten in +/- and one of the most productive players in the league is Karjalainen. They are an offensive minded team with all their having more than 20 points. Cologne's first line is one of the best scoring lines in the league with all of them in the top 10 in points. With Meridius, Preobrazhensky and Mats Zuccarello on the second line, who can produce if their first line is lacking seeing a game or two. Defensively they are not to sleep on, with heavy hitters Ranogajec who have 165 hits and 57 points in 40 games. Don’t forget about their other defenseman Pete and Trenton are also a point per game with 90 shots blocked or more each. In net Protagonist is doing a great job stopping most of the puck directed at him. 
 
Now the The Stockholm Vikings, they have a nice roster with players like Matt Avens playing very well with 55 points in 40 games. They have 2 lines and 3 defenseman who produce points on a regular basis. With them upgrading the team even more, adding Colors, Nezuko and Sanderson to the team will give them more depth in the long run. Their goalie situation is okay but not good compared to other teams. 
 
The last team in this battle is the Rome Gladiators. The team is producing quite well with 11 players being around 1 point per game, but only 5 players have a decent +/- that means that only their first line and first pairing score more than they let in a goal and every other line or pair let the same amount in that they score. Surprisingly they didn't score a ton of goals. They score a lot of goals, will the team adjust to their first line power house? That’s a question only time will tell. Their goalie situation is not good, not bad they pick up a goalie from Geneva that’s better than a bot I guess. 
 
In this battle who is really close and weird I’m inclined to say that Cologne will end up on top, but that fight will be close until the end of the regular season for sure. The middle team is going to be Rome Gladiators and the last one is The Stockholm Vikings. 
 
That’s 2 big fights for first place in the standings and the other one for a playoff spot. I don’t think the three other teams have a chance against them but who knows. 
 
It’s kinda a long shot but I think Oslo can maybe pass Vasteras in the standings in a bit, here why. 
 
Vastera had a great start of the season but are now slowing down. They have Braxton Hunter and Hendrix Cobberson who are the heart of the offense and the majority of the points come from the defenseman. They have 5 players with a +/- positive and the 5 other players having around -16. They have a line and a pair that are playing okay and the other line are not doing great. With Thadhg Byrne in net who have started all the games so far. 
 
Oslo Storm now they started not that strong but with the recent trade that brought Yun Chiang in Oslo it changed the face of the franchise. The team is playing better now they found their identity. 
 
Alone at the bottom of the standings is the Geneva Rush who have really decided to tank and are trying to build for the future. 
 
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Let's bring this  series back. Where I take some teams that are close in the standings trying to analyze their players and games to figure out what team is going to end up on top. 
 
Looking in the VHLE this time we have 3 separate fights and Geneva, in their defense the Rush did sell their best players for picks. 
 
The first fight that we are looking at is at the top of the standings where The Istanbul Red Wolves and The Bratislava Watchmen, they have only one point separated them. The Red Wolves are in a 4 games win streak lets see if the streak continues facing Cologne and Geneva in their next games. The first stats that catch my eye is the +/- where only 3 players have a +/- over 10 compared to Bratislava where all the players are positive +/- and only one player is below ten. Just that tells that The Watchmen have a more rounded team. 
 
The Red Wolves are still one if not the best defensive team in the league. With both goaltender The Red Menace and Kloxified, who are winning most of their respective games and have a .930SV% (for The Red Menace) and .928 (for Kloxified). With their fourth defenseman being really good on both sides of the ice, a huge portion of the points are produced by the defenseman. And their first line, who I will call the S77 first line, because they are all in the S77 draft class, are over a point per game. Most of the points produced by the Red Wolves are from these seventh players. Hulk Hogan 2 is leading the charge on both sides of the ice with 50 points and 92 shots blocked in 40 games. 
 
Now It’s Bratislava turn, Cadmael Ixazaluoh is leading the charge for them having a fantastic year with 57 points and 101 shots blocked in 40 games. Bratislava have 2 lines who are producing points for them with John Baard, Nils Godlander and Jlloyoid Blloyoiderson having more than 50 points each. Don’t forget about that second line who can also produce with William Groves who continues playing like he played with Ottawa in the playoffs last year. They have two great goalies who are giving them a chance to win every game. 
 
I think this fight is the closest one Bratislava has to a more productive team, but Istanbul is the more defensive. This fight will be close until the end of the season and I think Bratislava will end up on top. 
 
The second fight that I am analyzing is between three teams Cologne, Stockholm and Rome, only fourth points separating those teams. 
 
Starting with The Cologne Express, they have great players and they have  recently upgraded their team with trading for Sergey Preobrazhensky who is at exactly 1 points per game this season, interesting stats he didn’t take one penalty in his 16 games with Cologne. They have 4 players in the top ten in +/- and one of the most productive players in the league is Karjalainen. They are an offensive minded team with all their having more than 20 points. Cologne's first line is one of the best scoring lines in the league with all of them in the top 10 in points. With Meridius, Preobrazhensky and Mats Zuccarello on the second line, who can produce if their first line is lacking seeing a game or two. Defensively they are not to sleep on, with heavy hitters Ranogajec who have 165 hits and 57 points in 40 games. Don’t forget about their other defenseman Pete and Trenton are also a point per game with 90 shots blocked or more each. In net Protagonist is doing a great job stopping most of the puck directed at him. 
 
Now the The Stockholm Vikings, they have a nice roster with players like Matt Avens playing very well with 55 points in 40 games. They have 2 lines and 3 defenseman who produce points on a regular basis. With them upgrading the team even more, adding Colors, Nezuko and Sanderson to the team will give them more depth in the long run. Their goalie situation is okay but not good compared to other teams. 
 
The last team in this battle is the Rome Gladiators. The team is producing quite well with 11 players being around 1 point per game, but only 5 players have a decent +/- that means that only their first line and first pairing score more than they let in a goal and every other line or pair let the same amount in that they score. Surprisingly they didn't score a ton of goals. They score a lot of goals, will the team adjust to their first line power house? That’s a question only time will tell. Their goalie situation is not good, not bad they pick up a goalie from Geneva that’s better than a bot I guess. 
 
In this battle who is really close and weird I’m inclined to say that Cologne will end up on top, but that fight will be close until the end of the regular season for sure. The middle team is going to be Rome Gladiators and the last one is The Stockholm Vikings. 
 
That’s 2 big fights for first place in the standings and the other one for a playoff spot. I don’t think the three other teams have a chance against them but who knows. 
 
It’s kinda a long shot but I think Oslo can maybe pass Vasteras in the standings in a bit, here why. 
 
Vastera had a great start of the season but are now slowing down. They have Braxton Hunter and Hendrix Cobberson who are the heart of the offense and the majority of the points come from the defenseman. They have 5 players with a +/- positive and the 5 other players having around -16. They have a line and a pair that are playing okay and the other line are not doing great. With Thadhg Byrne in net who have started all the games so far. 
 
Oslo Storm now they started not that strong but with the recent trade that brought Yun Chiang in Oslo it changed the face of the franchise. The team is playing better now they found their identity. 
 
Alone at the bottom of the standings is the Geneva Rush who have really decided to tank and are trying to build for the future. 
 
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Let's bring this  series back. Where I take some teams that are close in the standings trying to analyze their players and games to figure out what team is going to end up on top. 
 
Looking in the VHLE this time we have 3 separate fights and Geneva, in their defense the Rush did sell their best players for picks. 
 
The first fight that we are looking at is at the top of the standings where The Istanbul Red Wolves and The Bratislava Watchmen, they have only one point separated them. The Red Wolves are in a 4 games win streak lets see if the streak continues facing Cologne and Geneva in their next games. The first stats that catch my eye is the +/- where only 3 players have a +/- over 10 compared to Bratislava where all the players are positive +/- and only one player is below ten. Just that tells that The Watchmen have a more rounded team. 
 
The Red Wolves are still one if not the best defensive team in the league. With both goaltender The Red Menace and Kloxified, who are winning most of their respective games and have a .930SV% (for The Red Menace) and .928 (for Kloxified). With their fourth defenseman being really good on both sides of the ice, a huge portion of the points are produced by the defenseman. And their first line, who I will call the S77 first line, because they are all in the S77 draft class, are over a point per game. Most of the points produced by the Red Wolves are from these seventh players. Hulk Hogan 2 is leading the charge on both sides of the ice with 50 points and 92 shots blocked in 40 games. 
 
Now It’s Bratislava turn, Cadmael Ixazaluoh is leading the charge for them having a fantastic year with 57 points and 101 shots blocked in 40 games. Bratislava have 2 lines who are producing points for them with John Baard, Nils Godlander and Jlloyoid Blloyoiderson having more than 50 points each. Don’t forget about that second line who can also produce with William Groves who continues playing like he played with Ottawa in the playoffs last year. They have two great goalies who are giving them a chance to win every game. 
 
I think this fight is the closest one Bratislava has to a more productive team, but Istanbul is the more defensive. This fight will be close until the end of the season and I think Bratislava will end up on top. 
 
The second fight that I am analyzing is between three teams Cologne, Stockholm and Rome, only fourth points separating those teams. 
 
Starting with The Cologne Express, they have great players and they have  recently upgraded their team with trading for Sergey Preobrazhensky who is at exactly 1 points per game this season, interesting stats he didn’t take one penalty in his 16 games with Cologne. They have 4 players in the top ten in +/- and one of the most productive players in the league is Karjalainen. They are an offensive minded team with all their having more than 20 points. Cologne's first line is one of the best scoring lines in the league with all of them in the top 10 in points. With Meridius, Preobrazhensky and Mats Zuccarello on the second line, who can produce if their first line is lacking seeing a game or two. Defensively they are not to sleep on, with heavy hitters Ranogajec who have 165 hits and 57 points in 40 games. Don’t forget about their other defenseman Pete and Trenton are also a point per game with 90 shots blocked or more each. In net Protagonist is doing a great job stopping most of the puck directed at him. 
 
Now the The Stockholm Vikings, they have a nice roster with players like Matt Avens playing very well with 55 points in 40 games. They have 2 lines and 3 defenseman who produce points on a regular basis. With them upgrading the team even more, adding Colors, Nezuko and Sanderson to the team will give them more depth in the long run. Their goalie situation is okay but not good compared to other teams. 
 
The last team in this battle is the Rome Gladiators. The team is producing quite well with 11 players being around 1 point per game, but only 5 players have a decent +/- that means that only their first line and first pairing score more than they let in a goal and every other line or pair let the same amount in that they score. Surprisingly they didn't score a ton of goals. They score a lot of goals, will the team adjust to their first line power house? That’s a question only time will tell. Their goalie situation is not good, not bad they pick up a goalie from Geneva that’s better than a bot I guess. 
 
In this battle who is really close and weird I’m inclined to say that Cologne will end up on top, but that fight will be close until the end of the regular season for sure. The middle team is going to be Rome Gladiators and the last one is The Stockholm Vikings. 
 
That’s 2 big fights for first place in the standings and the other one for a playoff spot. I don’t think the three other teams have a chance against them but who knows. 
 
It’s kinda a long shot but I think Oslo can maybe pass Vasteras in the standings in a bit, here why. 
 
Vastera had a great start of the season but are now slowing down. They have Braxton Hunter and Hendrix Cobberson who are the heart of the offense and the majority of the points come from the defenseman. They have 5 players with a +/- positive and the 5 other players having around -16. They have a line and a pair that are playing okay and the other line are not doing great. With Thadhg Byrne in net who have started all the games so far. 
 
Oslo Storm now they started not that strong but with the recent trade that brought Yun Chiang in Oslo it changed the face of the franchise. The team is playing better now they found their identity. 
 
Alone at the bottom of the standings is the Geneva Rush who have really decided to tank and are trying to build for the future. 
 
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Let's bring this  series back. Where I take some teams that are close in the standings trying to analyze their players and games to figure out what team is going to end up on top. 
 
Looking in the VHLE this time we have 3 separate fights and Geneva, in their defense the Rush did sell their best players for picks. 
 
The first fight that we are looking at is at the top of the standings where The Istanbul Red Wolves and The Bratislava Watchmen, they have only one point separated them. The Red Wolves are in a 4 games win streak lets see if the streak continues facing Cologne and Geneva in their next games. The first stats that catch my eye is the +/- where only 3 players have a +/- over 10 compared to Bratislava where all the players are positive +/- and only one player is below ten. Just that tells that The Watchmen have a more rounded team. 
 
The Red Wolves are still one if not the best defensive team in the league. With both goaltender The Red Menace and Kloxified, who are winning most of their respective games and have a .930SV% (for The Red Menace) and .928 (for Kloxified). With their fourth defenseman being really good on both sides of the ice, a huge portion of the points are produced by the defenseman. And their first line, who I will call the S77 first line, because they are all in the S77 draft class, are over a point per game. Most of the points produced by the Red Wolves are from these seventh players. Hulk Hogan 2 is leading the charge on both sides of the ice with 50 points and 92 shots blocked in 40 games. 
 
Now It’s Bratislava turn, Cadmael Ixazaluoh is leading the charge for them having a fantastic year with 57 points and 101 shots blocked in 40 games. Bratislava have 2 lines who are producing points for them with John Baard, Nils Godlander and Jlloyoid Blloyoiderson having more than 50 points each. Don’t forget about that second line who can also produce with William Groves who continues playing like he played with Ottawa in the playoffs last year. They have two great goalies who are giving them a chance to win every game. 
 
I think this fight is the closest one Bratislava has to a more productive team, but Istanbul is the more defensive. This fight will be close until the end of the season and I think Bratislava will end up on top. 
 
The second fight that I am analyzing is between three teams Cologne, Stockholm and Rome, only fourth points separating those teams. 
 
Starting with The Cologne Express, they have great players and they have  recently upgraded their team with trading for Sergey Preobrazhensky who is at exactly 1 points per game this season, interesting stats he didn’t take one penalty in his 16 games with Cologne. They have 4 players in the top ten in +/- and one of the most productive players in the league is Karjalainen. They are an offensive minded team with all their having more than 20 points. Cologne's first line is one of the best scoring lines in the league with all of them in the top 10 in points. With Meridius, Preobrazhensky and Mats Zuccarello on the second line, who can produce if their first line is lacking seeing a game or two. Defensively they are not to sleep on, with heavy hitters Ranogajec who have 165 hits and 57 points in 40 games. Don’t forget about their other defenseman Pete and Trenton are also a point per game with 90 shots blocked or more each. In net Protagonist is doing a great job stopping most of the puck directed at him. 
 
Now the The Stockholm Vikings, they have a nice roster with players like Matt Avens playing very well with 55 points in 40 games. They have 2 lines and 3 defenseman who produce points on a regular basis. With them upgrading the team even more, adding Colors, Nezuko and Sanderson to the team will give them more depth in the long run. Their goalie situation is okay but not good compared to other teams. 
 
The last team in this battle is the Rome Gladiators. The team is producing quite well with 11 players being around 1 point per game, but only 5 players have a decent +/- that means that only their first line and first pairing score more than they let in a goal and every other line or pair let the same amount in that they score. Surprisingly they didn't score a ton of goals. They score a lot of goals, will the team adjust to their first line power house? That’s a question only time will tell. Their goalie situation is not good, not bad they pick up a goalie from Geneva that’s better than a bot I guess. 
 
In this battle who is really close and weird I’m inclined to say that Cologne will end up on top, but that fight will be close until the end of the regular season for sure. The middle team is going to be Rome Gladiators and the last one is The Stockholm Vikings. 
 
That’s 2 big fights for first place in the standings and the other one for a playoff spot. I don’t think the three other teams have a chance against them but who knows. 
 
It’s kinda a long shot but I think Oslo can maybe pass Vasteras in the standings in a bit, here why. 
 
Vastera had a great start of the season but are now slowing down. They have Braxton Hunter and Hendrix Cobberson who are the heart of the offense and the majority of the points come from the defenseman. They have 5 players with a +/- positive and the 5 other players having around -16. They have a line and a pair that are playing okay and the other line are not doing great. With Thadhg Byrne in net who have started all the games so far. 
 
Oslo Storm now they started not that strong but with the recent trade that brought Yun Chiang in Oslo it changed the face of the franchise. The team is playing better now they found their identity. 
 
Alone at the bottom of the standings is the Geneva Rush who have really decided to tank and are trying to build for the future. 
 
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I am the storm!!!

Let's bring this  series back. Where I take some teams that are close in the standings trying to analyze their players and games to figure out what team is going to end up on top. 
 
Looking in the VHLE this time we have 3 separate fights and Geneva, in their defense the Rush did sell their best players for picks. 
 
The first fight that we are looking at is at the top of the standings where The Istanbul Red Wolves and The Bratislava Watchmen, they have only one point separated them. The Red Wolves are in a 4 games win streak lets see if the streak continues facing Cologne and Geneva in their next games. The first stats that catch my eye is the +/- where only 3 players have a +/- over 10 compared to Bratislava where all the players are positive +/- and only one player is below ten. Just that tells that The Watchmen have a more rounded team. 
 
The Red Wolves are still one if not the best defensive team in the league. With both goaltender The Red Menace and Kloxified, who are winning most of their respective games and have a .930SV% (for The Red Menace) and .928 (for Kloxified). With their fourth defenseman being really good on both sides of the ice, a huge portion of the points are produced by the defenseman. And their first line, who I will call the S77 first line, because they are all in the S77 draft class, are over a point per game. Most of the points produced by the Red Wolves are from these seventh players. Hulk Hogan 2 is leading the charge on both sides of the ice with 50 points and 92 shots blocked in 40 games. 
 
Now It’s Bratislava turn, Cadmael Ixazaluoh is leading the charge for them having a fantastic year with 57 points and 101 shots blocked in 40 games. Bratislava have 2 lines who are producing points for them with John Baard, Nils Godlander and Jlloyoid Blloyoiderson having more than 50 points each. Don’t forget about that second line who can also produce with William Groves who continues playing like he played with Ottawa in the playoffs last year. They have two great goalies who are giving them a chance to win every game. 
 
I think this fight is the closest one Bratislava has to a more productive team, but Istanbul is the more defensive. This fight will be close until the end of the season and I think Bratislava will end up on top. 
 
The second fight that I am analyzing is between three teams Cologne, Stockholm and Rome, only fourth points separating those teams. 
 
Starting with The Cologne Express, they have great players and they have  recently upgraded their team with trading for Sergey Preobrazhensky who is at exactly 1 points per game this season, interesting stats he didn’t take one penalty in his 16 games with Cologne. They have 4 players in the top ten in +/- and one of the most productive players in the league is Karjalainen. They are an offensive minded team with all their having more than 20 points. Cologne's first line is one of the best scoring lines in the league with all of them in the top 10 in points. With Meridius, Preobrazhensky and Mats Zuccarello on the second line, who can produce if their first line is lacking seeing a game or two. Defensively they are not to sleep on, with heavy hitters Ranogajec who have 165 hits and 57 points in 40 games. Don’t forget about their other defenseman Pete and Trenton are also a point per game with 90 shots blocked or more each. In net Protagonist is doing a great job stopping most of the puck directed at him. 
 
Now the The Stockholm Vikings, they have a nice roster with players like Matt Avens playing very well with 55 points in 40 games. They have 2 lines and 3 defenseman who produce points on a regular basis. With them upgrading the team even more, adding Colors, Nezuko and Sanderson to the team will give them more depth in the long run. Their goalie situation is okay but not good compared to other teams. 
 
The last team in this battle is the Rome Gladiators. The team is producing quite well with 11 players being around 1 point per game, but only 5 players have a decent +/- that means that only their first line and first pairing score more than they let in a goal and every other line or pair let the same amount in that they score. Surprisingly they didn't score a ton of goals. They score a lot of goals, will the team adjust to their first line power house? That’s a question only time will tell. Their goalie situation is not good, not bad they pick up a goalie from Geneva that’s better than a bot I guess. 
 
In this battle who is really close and weird I’m inclined to say that Cologne will end up on top, but that fight will be close until the end of the regular season for sure. The middle team is going to be Rome Gladiators and the last one is The Stockholm Vikings. 
 
That’s 2 big fights for first place in the standings and the other one for a playoff spot. I don’t think the three other teams have a chance against them but who knows. 
 
It’s kinda a long shot but I think Oslo can maybe pass Vasteras in the standings in a bit, here why. 
 
Vastera had a great start of the season but are now slowing down. They have Braxton Hunter and Hendrix Cobberson who are the heart of the offense and the majority of the points come from the defenseman. They have 5 players with a +/- positive and the 5 other players having around -16. They have a line and a pair that are playing okay and the other line are not doing great. With Thadhg Byrne in net who have started all the games so far. 
 
Oslo Storm now they started not that strong but with the recent trade that brought Yun Chiang in Oslo it changed the face of the franchise. The team is playing better now they found their identity. 
 
Alone at the bottom of the standings is the Geneva Rush who have really decided to tank and are trying to build for the future. 
 
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1. Heck yeah we deserve it! 
 
2. Houston with that recent trade they are our closest enemies. 
 
3. I would say better and we will play even better know. 
 
4. Vasile Lamb is really tear it up right know so that’s my guess. 
 
5. Peperoni, bacon, green pepper, mushroom and sausages. 
 
6. It don’t belong to pizza, but it’s not bad. 

1. Heck yeah we deserve it! 
 
2. Houston with that recent trade they are our closest enemies. 
 
3. I would say better and we will play even better know. 
 
4. Vasile Lamb is really tear it up right know so that’s my guess. 
 
5. Peperoni, bacon, green pepper, mushroom and sausages. 
 
6. It don’t belong to pizza, but it’s not bad. 

1. Yes for sure!! we are the best team in the league and their is no one that can stop us! 
 
2. It’s okay wish I could do a bit better  but I’m really happy. 
 
3. VHLM: Ottawa VHLE: Istanbul VHL: Moscow 
 
4. What’s a good big cat name. Theo 
 
5. That’s a good question and looking at every players built I think strength, agility would be the most good attribute so my guess would be... Bradley Buzzer. 
 
6. The cup obviously  

Name: Ragnar Hagstrom 
Height: 6’5
Weight: 186 LB 
Nation: Sweden, Uppsala 
Team: VHLM: Minnesota Storm, Ottawa Lynx. VHLE: Oslo Strom. VHL: Calgary Wranglers. 
 
Ragnar Hagstrom draft 23rd overal in the S81 VHL draft by Calgary. What king of defenseman has Calgary selected in the second round. Well let’s analyze his play style and try to answer that questions. 
 
He join the VHLM during the start of the season, joining the Minnesota Storm. He did pretty well with the Strom. Starting on the second pairing only robe to be retrograde to the third a couple of games after and finally finish on the first pairing. He adjusted pretty well to any situation. 
 
With Minnesota Ragnar Hagstrom have some interesting stats. In 63 games Hagstrom had 82 points with 23 goals. 16 of them are power play goal. With his 35 power play points, a +/- of 42 and 5 games winning goals. Ragnar his good offensive defenseman he play a lot of minutes averaging 21.75 minutes per game and the Minnesota trust  him during the power play playing 266 total minutes this past season and 211 during being short handed. 
 
This season with Ottawa Lynx Hagstrom played 16 games have 11 goals, 25 points, +/- of 9. He have a more productive pace to the season. Pretty similar to last season he is averaging 21.89 minutes per game. For his power play stats 10 points, 3 goals in 63 minutes in total this season. No points for Hagstrom while short handed only playing 3 minutes in total this season. 
 
Ragnar Hagstrom is a great all around players who love to shoot the puck averaging 3.5 shots a game. Offensive menace with or without the puck, he move to control the pace of the game using his speed and puck handling ability. Yes is really good in offense but he doesn’t comprise his game in the defensive zone, he rarely do mistake, he his a smart players who think fast about all his decisions on the ice in a fraction of a seconde. He is rarely on the bench and that’s help the teams a lot. 
 
He his a really good defenseman, but like every good players he has some weakness. He is not a physical player he doesn’t like that aspect of hockey and feel like it doesn’t affect that the game if you hit a player or not. If you end up with the puck after a corner fight for it that what matter for him. 
 
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Swiss Central Gazzette (Marcel's stats/Dan's stats)
 
Daniel had a phase of repause, while Marcel had to soldier on since we last wrote about the Rotkreuz natives.
 
The 21st played the Lynx first. Such game ended in a 7-3 desaster for the Nova Scotians. Ottawa had an early three goal lead and never let go of same for the remainder of the game. Von Strangle @Timmy Turner (Brandini), Von Strangle (Leblanc, Hagel) and McMuffin @Ente2997 (Rockwell, Leblanc) were successful for Halifax. The three stars were Live @Mattylive3k (1g/3a), Vomacka @Wolfe (2g/2a) and Hagstrom @Grosgars (3g/0a). The keepers were at about the same level with Nu @npuBeT (.875) having the edge over Zininger @ScoreAGoalBudEh (.857). Halifax' power play was okay-ish (1/5) but the penalty kill underwhelming (1/2).
Marcel had 0g, 0a, -1 and 4sb to his name.
 
The second match was against Mexico City Kings and ended in a 3-0 win. The goals were scored by McMuffin (Leblanc, Janser), Leblanc@Horcrux (McMuffin, McGleis) and Von Strangle (Hagel, AL). Leblanc (1g/1a), McMuffin (1g/1a) and Von Strangle (1g/0a). McGleis had a flawless performance with a 1.000 saving rate and clearly beat Tsezar @comrade cat (.925) who had not a bad game as such. The Halifax' power play was weak (0/4) and the penalty kill impeccable (2/2).
Marcel posted 0g, 1a and +2
 
The stats for the brothers for this season so far are:
Marcel: 16gp, 2g, 9a, 11pts, -10, 10 PIM, 11 hits, 28sb, 1gwg, 2ppg
Daniel: 16gp, 8g, 8a, 16pts, -5, 28 PIM, 47 hits, 11sb, 1gwg, 2ppg
 
Stay tuned for further updates. 
 
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With the first 10 games of the season being played we can see that like last year we have 2 teams leading their conference with Ottawa leading the East conference and Las Vegas leading the West conference. I will compare this two teams and try ,with my best ability, to tell which one is better. 
 
First of lets compare the goalies. For Vegas Price is playing really well in9  games played he had 7 wins a .906SV% and a2.53 goals against average. He is definitely one of the reasons why Vegas is doing so well at the moment. His backup Travis Clark is doing pretty good too with his 2 games played being victorious, his SV% of .867 and his goals against average of 3 per match. They are giving a chance to the team to win most of their games. 
 
Now the Goalie for Ottawa, they are no clear starter for Ottawa both goalie are doing good with a little advantage to Ed Nu who was the backup goaltender last year behind The Red Menace and the team trust him. Nu in 7 games played has 6 wins a SV% .888 and a goals against average of 2.82 with 1 shutout. He only have 1 lost in all his VHLM career playoff include. The other goalie his Wumbo who had played 5 games and have 5 wins with some impressive stats a SV% of .926 and a goal against average of 1.2. Two really good goalies will share the net for The Lynx this season. 
 
I need to give the goalie advantage to Ottawa but it's very slightly over Las Vegas, because Wumbo and Nu can be the starter of most teams. 

 
Now the defense,  first The Aces, have 6 defenseman with four of them being waivers. With Star who is a recent draft player and Patric Twist in his third season with the team and leading this defensive core. I can see some potential in Pucky McSticks and Mollieraf Kendcruz players if they keep earning TPE. 
 
Ottawa Defense is just too good. I already talked about it so I will make this one short and sweet. With their defensemen who are in the top 10 in most of the stats. 
 
Now The Aces offense has 5 S81 players between 170 tpe and 130 tpe. They have 13 forwards in total. I don't how they play all of them but they are doing it. With 6 players acquired from waivers and 2 recently drafted players. With Alex TheGreat, Adeline Dell Donne and Julien Bernier leading the charge for the forward. Grits Galvins and Johnny Roberts are the two Rookies to keep an eye on. 
 
For the last Ottawa Offense, with 7 players returning, Chicken Nugget the Veteran, Perry Laperriere and Alf Larssson two recreates that know how the league works. They have a lot of good players and can have three good lines that can rival any other first lines. With Vomacka and Lajeunesse leading the offensive charge. 
 
That’s why Ottawa is the favorite to win yet again this season. 
 
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With the first 10 games of the season being played we can see that like last year we have 2 teams leading their conference with Ottawa leading the East conference and Las Vegas leading the West conference. I will compare this two teams and try ,with my best ability, to tell which one is better. 
 
First of lets compare the goalies. For Vegas Price is playing really well in9  games played he had 7 wins a .906SV% and a2.53 goals against average. He is definitely one of the reasons why Vegas is doing so well at the moment. His backup Travis Clark is doing pretty good too with his 2 games played being victorious, his SV% of .867 and his goals against average of 3 per match. They are giving a chance to the team to win most of their games. 
 
Now the Goalie for Ottawa, they are no clear starter for Ottawa both goalie are doing good with a little advantage to Ed Nu who was the backup goaltender last year behind The Red Menace and the team trust him. Nu in 7 games played has 6 wins a SV% .888 and a goals against average of 2.82 with 1 shutout. He only have 1 lost in all his VHLM career playoff include. The other goalie his Wumbo who had played 5 games and have 5 wins with some impressive stats a SV% of .926 and a goal against average of 1.2. Two really good goalies will share the net for The Lynx this season. 
 
I need to give the goalie advantage to Ottawa but it's very slightly over Las Vegas, because Wumbo and Nu can be the starter of most teams. 

 
Now the defense,  first The Aces, have 6 defenseman with four of them being waivers. With Star who is a recent draft player and Patric Twist in his third season with the team and leading this defensive core. I can see some potential in Pucky McSticks and Mollieraf Kendcruz players if they keep earning TPE. 
 
Ottawa Defense is just too good. I already talked about it so I will make this one short and sweet. With their defensemen who are in the top 10 in most of the stats. 
 
Now The Aces offense has 5 S81 players between 170 tpe and 130 tpe. They have 13 forwards in total. I don't how they play all of them but they are doing it. With 6 players acquired from waivers and 2 recently drafted players. With Alex TheGreat, Adeline Dell Donne and Julien Bernier leading the charge for the forward. Grits Galvins and Johnny Roberts are the two Rookies to keep an eye on. 
 
For the last Ottawa Offense, with 7 players returning, Chicken Nugget the Veteran, Perry Laperriere and Alf Larssson two recreates that know how the league works. They have a lot of good players and can have three good lines that can rival any other first lines. With Vomacka and Lajeunesse leading the offensive charge. 
 
That’s why Ottawa is the favorite to win yet again this season. 
 
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With the first 10 games of the season being played we can see that like last year we have 2 teams leading their conference with Ottawa leading the East conference and Las Vegas leading the West conference. I will compare this two teams and try ,with my best ability, to tell which one is better. 
 
First of lets compare the goalies. For Vegas Price is playing really well in9  games played he had 7 wins a .906SV% and a2.53 goals against average. He is definitely one of the reasons why Vegas is doing so well at the moment. His backup Travis Clark is doing pretty good too with his 2 games played being victorious, his SV% of .867 and his goals against average of 3 per match. They are giving a chance to the team to win most of their games. 
 
Now the Goalie for Ottawa, they are no clear starter for Ottawa both goalie are doing good with a little advantage to Ed Nu who was the backup goaltender last year behind The Red Menace and the team trust him. Nu in 7 games played has 6 wins a SV% .888 and a goals against average of 2.82 with 1 shutout. He only have 1 lost in all his VHLM career playoff include. The other goalie his Wumbo who had played 5 games and have 5 wins with some impressive stats a SV% of .926 and a goal against average of 1.2. Two really good goalies will share the net for The Lynx this season. 
 
I need to give the goalie advantage to Ottawa but it's very slightly over Las Vegas, because Wumbo and Nu can be the starter of most teams. 

 
Now the defense,  first The Aces, have 6 defenseman with four of them being waivers. With Star who is a recent draft player and Patric Twist in his third season with the team and leading this defensive core. I can see some potential in Pucky McSticks and Mollieraf Kendcruz players if they keep earning TPE. 
 
Ottawa Defense is just too good. I already talked about it so I will make this one short and sweet. With their defensemen who are in the top 10 in most of the stats. 
 
Now The Aces offense has 5 S81 players between 170 tpe and 130 tpe. They have 13 forwards in total. I don't how they play all of them but they are doing it. With 6 players acquired from waivers and 2 recently drafted players. With Alex TheGreat, Adeline Dell Donne and Julien Bernier leading the charge for the forward. Grits Galvins and Johnny Roberts are the two Rookies to keep an eye on. 
 
For the last Ottawa Offense, with 7 players returning, Chicken Nugget the Veteran, Perry Laperriere and Alf Larssson two recreates that know how the league works. They have a lot of good players and can have three good lines that can rival any other first lines. With Vomacka and Lajeunesse leading the offensive charge. 
 
That’s why Ottawa is the favorite to win yet again this season. 
 
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I was looking at some VHLM rosters and I need to talk about Ottawa's defense four of them including myself are at 197 tpe or more and the lowest having 139 tpe. 
 
The first defenseman is Ragnar Hagsrtom with 200 tpe. This player played with Minnesota last season at the beginning of the year and developed into a key part of this organization. He produced 82 points in 63 games last season and he is looking to be even better with Ottawa this season. Ragnar is a great two-way defenseman known for his speed with or without the puck. 
 
The second defenseman is Janet Snakehole with 199 tpe. He is in his second year with the team and he had 61 points with 51 being assisted in 72 games. Snakehole is known for his passing, he can see a free player anywhere on the ice and deliver a tape to tape pass to the player. 
 
The third defenseman is Matt Live with 197 tpe. He is beginning his third season in the VHLM, a veteran in the league. He is a bit like Hagstrom with more experience, having a last season record a campaign of 74 points in 72 games and was one of the reasons why Ottawa did so well in the S80 playoff accumulating 31 points in 16 games. 
 
The fourth defenseman with also 197 tpe was drafted fourth overall in the most recent draft Max Torq. Another good two-way defenseman similar to the others, but Max is a  more physical player who loves to lay the body. A great rounded defenseman. 
 
The fifth player is at 150 tpe Milan Dvorak was picked 16 overall in the most recent VHLM draft. He is the fifth best defenseman on the team, but can easily play in the top pairing in every other team. A great well balanced defenseman. 
 
The sixth defenseman is Calix Pearce with 139 tpe one the Pearce brother. He is a very talented player, a bit more defensive than the other but with a phenomenal first pass to help the forward with a quick pass to counterattack. 
 
In my opinion the Ottawa Lynx have the best defensive core between all the teams in the VHLM, no questions about that. All of them can be on the first pairing of most teams. I’m looking forward to what the coach will do with all this talented defenseman on his lines. He definitely has some options for his line and special teams. With Snakehole and Pearce who are pass first players, Snakehole and torq who are physical players and Hagstrom who love to move the puck from his zones to the offensive zone to try to make some plays. All of them are good so I don’t see any situation where that defensive core is not good, but maybe the coach will find some chemistry between some players to help even more that defensive core. 
 
Who are the two players who benefit the most with that defensive core, the goalies of course. The first one is Ed Nu, an agile goalie who has a great reflex and is really hard to beat on the glove side. The second one is Wumbo, a hybrid goalie who is really good in all aspects of his game, he maybe doesn't have the flashy glove like Nu, but his technique and positioning is really great. 
 
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Where did the triple sim from last night go you ask? Well it's still in the index but ignore that as it's being resimmed tonight.
 
As for the reason: It turns out the two expansion teams would like their roster of players. Not just the few I saw when I built the index. Perhaps creating the bots and filling them up without bothering to look at their updated roster would be my boo boo. Perhaps possibly doesn't mean perhaps in this paragraph.
 
Anyway; resim tonight see ya then.